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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop, Hosted by DePauw, Will Include Three Public Performances

"With a mission of fostering a community of globally minded musicians
who learn from one another’s traditions and incorporate them into their
own artistic voices, Silkroad’s inaugural Global Music Workshop will
take place at the DePauw University School of Music in Greencastle,
Indiana, June 8–12, 2015, at the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the
Performing Arts." writes DePauw University

The workshop is directed by cellist Mike Block and taught by an all-star faculty (see below), including members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble
and friends, who represent a unique range of musical backgrounds from
around the world. The week will open with a private conversation with
Yo-Yo Ma and conclude with three public performances on June 10, 11, and
12, 2015.The public is invited to attend these events:

Co-presented by the Greencastle Summer Music Festival and the DePauw University School of Music
Featuring multiple Grammy-Award nominees
from backgrounds as varied as Afro-Latin jazz, American folk, and
traditional styles of Mali, Japan, and India, this wide-ranging concert
will showcase individual performers as well as never-before-heard duos,
trios, and quartets.

Participant and Faculty Performances: Thursday, June 11, and Friday, June 12, both 7:30 p.m. at Thompson Recital Hall

Both concerts will feature a broad array
of styles and instruments from around the world, played by a diverse
group of workshop participants and faculty in an eclectic number of
bands. These performances culminate the week of collaborative rehearsal
and music development.

All three concerts are free of charge,
with a suggested donation of $20, which will go directly to the Global
Musician Workshop Scholarship Fund. More than 40% of participants
received financial assistance from Silkroad to attend this year’s
workshop.

“When you value others who bring something different to the table,
collaboration is the key to meaningful work,” said Mike Block. “I hope
our students will take away a deeper appreciation and understanding of
music and cultures from around the world -- not only by learning new
techniques and experiencing how different styles of music are
constructed, but also by learning what values motivate the acts of
creation and performance for different artists and how musicians from different cultures can interact.Gathering from 23 U.S. states and 10 countries, from as far afield as
Chile, Iran, New Zealand, and Singapore, and ranging from music
students to professional musicians, around 90 participants will take
part in the groundbreaking workshop. Every student will have the
opportunity to perform with faculty in both concerts at the end of the
week.Read more... Source: DePauw University and SILKROAD Channel (YouTube)

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I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.